Terrific Toys and Games Step 1 Starting Reading Skills

red toy box

Q1: Who is sitting on Q2: Draw a
the mat? big teddy line to match
the word to
Tick two.
the thing it
Jen describes.
the big teddy red teddy
the doll big jigsaw
Zack Jen fun toy box
Zack

fun jigsaw

Q3: Why is the big teddy not inside the Q4: What is Jen doing?
toy box? Answer with a full sentence. Answer with a full sentence.
 
 
 

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 Rainy Days
It rained all day on Saturday. Russ wanted to go outside and play. When
Russ woke up on Sunday, it was still raining. Russ was bored. He called
to his Mum, “Can I go and play outside?” Mum said, “Russ, it is too wet.
You will have to stay inside again.” Russ stared out the window. Mum felt
bad that Russ would not get to play all weekend. Mum got their gumboots
and raincoats. “Russ, let’s go and play!” Mum said. Russ and Mum played
all day in the puddles. Russ and Mum had so much fun!

1. On which two days did it rain?

Tuesday and Saturday
Sunday and Monday
Saturday and Sunday

2. Why did Mum feel bad for Russ?

He did not get to play all weekend.
He was sick and had to stay inside.
Russ lost his gumboots.

3. What is another good name for this story?

A Sunny Day with Mum
A Rainy Day with Mum
A Boring Saturday at Home

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 Working with Grandpa
Grandpa needed some help fixing the fence. Dad said, “Ezra can help you.”
Ezra wanted to help, but he was worried. Grandpa liked to work late
into the night. Ezra did not like to be outside at night. Ezra was afraid
of the dark. The two worked hard all day. Finally, night fell, and Ezra
began hearing strange sounds. Ezra was scared. Grandpa could see that
Ezra was afraid. Grandpa said, “We can finish the rest of this tomorrow
morning.” Grandpa put Ezra on his shoulders, and they went home.

1. Why was Ezra worried about working with Grandpa?

He would get too hot outside.
Grandpa worked into the night.
Grandpa was no fun.

2. When night fell, how did Ezra feel?

afraid
happy
excited

3. Why do you think Grandpa decided to finish in the morning?

Grandpa knew Ezra was scared.

Grandpa was tired.
Grandpa was hungry.

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 The Sun
The sun is a big star. It is the closest star to Earth. Earth moves around
the Sun. We could not live without the sun. People need the sun’s light
and heat to live. Plants and animals need the sun’s light and heat too. The
sun also provides energy. Energy from the sun is called solar energy. We
have energy too. We use our energy to run, jump, and play.

1. What is the sun?

a planet
a star
fire

2. What does the Earth move around?

Mars
Earth
The Sun

3. What does the sun give to people, plants, and animals?

light and heat

a cool breeze
rainy days

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 A Day with Dad
Nadia and Dad are spending the day together. Nadia gets to choose what
she would like to do. Nadia likes to play baseball. Dad and Nadia go to
the park. At the park, Dad and Nadia see some friends they know. Their
friends ask them to play. Dad and Nadia happily join their team. It’s
Nadia’s turn to hit. Nadia hits a home run! Dad is proud of Nadia. Nadia
is proud too.

1. How do you think Nadia feels about spending the day with Dad?
happy
grumpy
ungrateful

2. At the park, Dad and Nadia were happy to join their friend’s team.
True
False

3. What made Nadia proud?

her friends
her dog
the home run she hit

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 A Trip to the Supermarket
Ethan and Ayla were going to the supermarket for Mum. They walked
down the street and past the park. They made it to the supermarket.
Ethan and Ayla found eggs, bread and milk. A woman put the food into
a bag for them. They gave the woman some money. Then Ethan and Ayla
walked home. Mum looked in the bag and said, “You forgot to get the
cheese!” Ethan and Ayla had to walk all the way back to the supermarket.

1. Where was the supermarket?

past the lake
down the street and past the park
up the road

2. Who put the food in the bag for Ethan and Ayla?
Mum
Ethan
A woman

3. What did Ethan and Ayla forget at the supermarket?

bread
milk
cheese

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 At the Beach
In the summer Joel likes to go to the beach. He walks along the edge of the
water. Sometimes Joel finds seashells. He likes to build sandcastles. Joel
also likes to swim in the waves. Joel brings his lunch. He is careful not to
leave any rubbish on the beach. Keeping the beach clean will help protect
the sea animals. There are many fun things you can do at the beach.

1. What does Joel like to do at the beach?

surf
look for crabs
find seashells

2. Joel is careful to not leave any on the beach.

rubbish
food
clothes

3. What will help protect the sea animals?

building sandcastles
picking up rubbish
feed the seagulls

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 Maya’s Fish
For Maya’s sixth birthday, her Mum took her to the pet shop. Maya picked
out a pink and yellow fish from a colourful fish tank. Maya named her
pet fish Shelly. The next day Shelly looked sick. Maya was worried. She
went back to the pet shop. Maya bought some colourful plants. When she
got home, she put the plants in Shelly’s tank. The tank looked like Shelly’s
old home at the pet shop. The colourful plants made Shelly swim happily
around her new tank.

1. How old is Maya?

five
six
nine

2. What kind of pet did Maya get to take home from the pet store?
bird
cat
fish

3. Ture or False: Maya took good care of her fish?

True
False

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Tigger
The Tiger
Reading Comprehension

This is a Tiger. His name is Tigger. Tigger is orange with black stripes.
He likes to hunt. He lives in the jungle. He is a carnivore. He looks like a
big cat.
Tick the correct answer

1. Tigger is a: 2. His colour is:

a. Dog a. Yellow and black stripes
b. Bee b. White and black stripes
c. Tiger c. Orange and black stripes

3. He likes to: 4. He lives in the:

a. Dance a. Sky
b. Sing b. Hole in the ground
c. Hunt c. Jungle

5. He looks like a: 6. He is:

a. Honey Bee a. Herbivore
b. Big Cat b. Omnivore
c. Grasshopper c. Carnivore

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Bob the Frog
Bob is a frog. A slimy, green frog.
He lives in a pond. He jumps from lily pad to
lily pad. He is looking for bugs to eat.
When Bob sees a tasty bug, he pushes out his tongue
to catch it. Bob loves bugs.
Everyday is the same for Bob, jumping from lily pad to lily pad and catching
bugs. Bob is a happy frog.

Comprehension Questions
1. What is Bob? Circle the correct answer.

a bird a fish a frog a dog

2. Where does Bob live?

3. Fill in the gaps:

He from pad to lily .

4. What was Bob looking for?

5. Colour in the face to show how Bob feels?

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My Dad
My Dad is the best.
He is so brave and strong. He even gives me a cuddle
when I am feeling sad. He plays with me. Our favourite
game to play is hide and seek. I can always find my Dad.
My dad is funny.
He tells great jokes. Everyone laughs and laughs and laughs. Even when
they are sometimes not that funny.
I love my Dad.

Comprehension Questions
1. Who is this about?

2. What is their favourite game to play?

3. What do people do when Dad tells jokes?

4. What does Dad do when they feel sad? Circle the correct answer.

give a cuddle sing a song

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On The Farm
On the farm there are a lot of animals. There are
cows, goats, sheep and chickens. I love playing with
the animals.
We visit the farm on the weekend. I go to the farm with
my family.
We all love to play with the animals.

Comprehension Questions

1. Where does this story take place?

2. What animals are on the farm?

and

3. Who goes to the farm?

4. When do they go to the farm?

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Kelly the Kangaroo
Kelly was a kangaroo. She lived in the bush. Kelly
lived with her kangaroo family.
Kelly and her brothers and sisters liked to jump and
play together all the time.
One day, while they were out playing hide and seek, Kelly jumped away
to hide behind a rock. She waited and waited but no one ever found her.
Kelly peeked out from behind the rock, there was no one there. Kelly got
scared and jumped all the way home by herself. Her Mum was so happy to
see her when she got home.

Comprehension Questions

1. What type of animal was Kelly?

2. What game did she play with her brothers and sisters?

3. Where did Kelly hide?

4. How did Kelly feel?

5. Who did she see when she got home?

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Declan’s Scooter
Declan got a new scooter for his birthday. It was
blue and green. It looked like it would go really fast.
He got it for his 6th birthday. He also had a chocolate
scooter cake with six candles on top.
Declan loved scooters.
He took his new scooter to school for show and tell. Mum said, “Be very
careful with your new scooter Declan.”
Everyone loved Declan’s new scooter.

Comprehension Questions

1. What did Declan get for his birthday?

2. How old was Declan?

3. What flavour was his cake?

4. What colours were his scooter?

and

5. Why did he take his scooter to school?

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My Annoying Little Sister
My little sister Anna is so annoying! Every time I
do anything she copies me. When I stand up, she
stands up. When I sit down, she sits down. I can’t
even play with my toys by myself anymore. She has to
play with me.
Mum says I have to be nice to my little sister, but I think she is so annoying.
Sometimes, my little sister gives me a big smile and a cuddle, and then I
don’t think she is annoying anymore.

Comprehension Questions

1. What is his little sister’s name?

2. What does she do when he stands up?

3. What does she do when he sits down?

4. What does Anna do that isn’t annoying?

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On the Bus
We have to sit in set seats on the bus now because
Joe and Billy were being silly. I have to sit next
to Bobby from grade 2. Bobby really likes to talk.
He likes to talk a lot. He talks about cars, trucks and
trains, and all sorts of other things.
On the bus, I like to look out the window and see the animals as we
drive past.
But I don’t get to look out the window very much when I sit next to Bobby.
I like Bobby, I have learnt lots of new things sitting next to him on the bus.
Maybe I could teach him about animals.

Comprehension Questions

1. What did Joe and Billy do?

2. Who does he sit next to on the bus?

3. What does Bobby like to do?

4. What does Bobby like to talk about?

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Big Billy and Little Billy
Billy is my year six buddy. But I am Billy too!
Everyone thought it was funny that Billy and Billy
were buddies.
To make it easier, Mrs Jones said that he was Big Billy and
I was Little Billy. It does make it a bit easier. But I’m not really that little,
when I stand on my tippy toes I reach up to Big Billy’s shoulders.
I like to call us the Billy boys. It’s like we are in a gang together. Big Billy
and Little Billy.

Comprehension Questions
1. What are the different names given to the two Billy’s?

2. What year is Big Billy in?

3. What is the teacher’s name?

4. How tall does Little Billy get when he is on his tippy toes?

5. What does Little Billy call their gang?

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Silly Aunt Sophie
My Aunt Sophie can be a bit silly. She likes to wear
funny clothes. She always makes me laugh.
Sometimes I say to Aunt Sophie, “You look silly Aunt
Sophie.” She just laughs and says, “I look sen-sa-tion-al!”
in her funniest voice.
Aunt Sophie is so much fun to be around. She makes everyone smile when
they see her coming.
She says that her favourite colour is rainbow and her favourite things are
fresh flowers and bright moonlight.
When I grow up I want to be just like Aunt Sophie.

Comprehension Questions
1. What type of clothes does Aunt Sophie wear? Circle the correct answer.

spooky funny red

2. What do people do when they see Aunt Sophie coming?

3. What is Aunt Sophie’s favourite colour?

4. What are Aunt Sophie’s favourite things?

fresh and bright

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Maka’s Pet Fish
On Monday, Maka was getting ready for school
when she went to feed her fish Coco, but couldn’t
see her anywhere. “Coco, Coco,” she called. But Coco
didn’t come out. Maka didn’t worry about Coco, they
always played hide and seek. So off she went to school.
When she came home, she went to look for Coco again. There she was,
swimming at the top of the fish tank. Maka was so happy to see her. Coco
swam to the bottom of the tank, when she came back up, a little fish
followed her. “Wow!” said Maka, “a baby fish!” Maka thought for a minute,
I’m going to call you Bo. Coco and Bo.
Comprehension Questions
1. What is the girl’s name?

2. What is the name of the fish?

3. What game do Maka and Coco play together? Circle the correct answer

netball hide and seek soccer

4. What did Maka see when she came home from school?

5. What name did she choose for the baby fish?

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Jen’s Best Day
Jen looked out the window. She saw big white
clouds, spiky green grass, bright blue sky and the
yellow shining sun. Today was going to be the best
day ever. Today she was getting some pet goats!
There were two goats coming to live with Jen and her family
today. June and Dolly were two miniature goats that were looking for a
new home. Jen couldn’t wait to see them.
She had been working hard with her Dad all week to build a pen to keep
them safe and dry. She hoped they liked their new home. She had even
painted their names on the door.
Jen sat at the window and waited for her new friends to arrive.

Comprehension Questions

1. Complete these descriptions:

white clouds, spiky grass, bright

blue and shining

2. What was Jen getting today?

3. What were the names of the goats?

4. Who had Jen been building the pen with?

Her brother Mum Dad Grandpa

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Sonu’s New Glasses
Sonu looked at the book. He could see the colours
but the words were all wriggly lines now. He rubbed
his eyes and tried again. They were still wriggly lines.
“Sonu, I think you need glasses,” Mum said.
Sonu and Mum went to look for new glasses. A kind man tested his eyes
and nodded, “You need some glasses Sonu, what colour will you choose?”
Sonu looked at all of the glasses on the wall. There were red ones, blue
ones, black ones and even rainbow glasses. His favourite colour was green.
He looked and looked but couldn’t see any green glasses.
“Do you have any green glasses?” Sonu asked.
The man smiled and nodded. He went out the back and came back with a
pair of bright green glasses. Sonu was so happy with his new green glasses.

Comprehension Questions

1. What did Sonu see when he looked at the book?

2. Who said he needed glasses?

3. What colour glasses could he see in the shop?

, , , and

4. What colour glasses did Sonu want?

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The Singing Cat
There once was a cat who loved to sing. La, haooo,
laha, woohooo!
The cat could be heard all over the city. She sang
at night, she sang in the morning. But no one could
ever find her.
People tried to guess what the singing cat looked like.
“She must be a ginger cat,” some people said.
“I think it’s a black cat,” other people said.
“It has to be a grey cat,” even more people said.
No one ever found the cat. But she could be heard singing her songs all day
and all night. Woo, yaaooo, la, laaaa, faroo.

Comprehension Questions
1. What did the cat like to do? Circle the correct answer.

cook read eat sing

2. Where did the cat live?

3. Could anyone find her? yes / no

4. Circle the three colours that people thought the singing cat could be.
green blue purple
red pink grey
ginger black white

5. What do you think the singing cat looked like?

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Frankie Finds a Friend
Frankie loved to play. He would play all day long.
His favourite game was fetch, but he didn’t like to
bring the ball back. That was part of the game. He
would chase the ball and then take it far away and
hide with it.
One day at the dog park, Frankie found a new friend. He was so happy.
The new dog looked just like him and he was chasing a ball too.
Frankie ran over to say hello with a sniff, that’s how dogs say hello. They
sniffed a little bit, then some more and before you knew it they were
jumping and rolling and playing with each other. Frankie ran away and
his new friend chased him, then they swapped and Frankie chased his
new friend.
It was the best day ever at the dog park.

Comprehension Questions
1. What is Frankie’s favourite game to play?

2. What did Frankie do when he got the ball? Circle the correct answer.
chew it run away with take it back
it and hide to his owner

3. Where was Frankie when he made a new friend?

4. How did Frankie say hello to his new friend?

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Molly and Joe
Molly and Joe live near the beach. They love the sun
and the sand and jumping in the waves.
Every weekend they go to the beach with their family.
Dad likes to run up and down the beach to keep fit.
Molly and Joe like to build sandcastles and Mum likes to read
her book and relax.
Sometimes they go looking for fish in the rock pools. Last week they saw a
crab and two little fish.
After they have built a sandcastle, Molly and Joe always go in the water
for a swim and to wash off the sand. Sometimes Joe gets scared from the
big waves and Molly holds his hand.
When they leave the beach, they always stop at the shop to get an ice
cream. Molly always gets a banana one and Joe always gets chocolate.
Molly and Joe love going to the beach.

Comprehension Questions
1. Where do Molly and Joe live?

in the city on a farm near the beach on the moon

2. How often do they go to the beach?

3. What did they see last week in the rock pools?

4. What do they get when they leave the beach?

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The Windiest Day of the Year
The wind blew and blew and blew. The trees were
bending and twisting. Samara thought the roof
might blow off her house. She looked out the window
then hid under the covers of her bed.
Even under the covers, she could still hear the whoosh of
the wind as it blew past her window. She peeked out again. It was still
blowing wild.
Her Mum called out, “Come to the kitchen Samara, I have made you a hot
chocolate.”
Samara pulled back the covers. She loved hot chocolate, especially on
windy and scary days. She jumped up and ran into the kitchen. There were
even marshmallows, YUM!

Comprehension Questions
1. What were the trees doing?

and

2. Where did Samara hide from the wind?

3. What did Mum make Samara?

4. How did she get to the kitchen? Circle the correct answer

ran walked skipped rolled

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Looking For Treasure
On the weekend, Boaz went to the river to look for
treasure. His big brother always said, “One man’s
trash is another man’s treasure.” He was so excited
to see all of the gold and silver that must be out at
the river.
As they got closer, he looked out the window. He saw some big plastic
bags, yucky old chairs, a broken tent and some smelly fish bones.
“Where is all the treasure?” he asked his Dad.
“Treasure? We’re here to catch fish,” said Dad.
Boaz put his head down. He looked down the river and saw something
shiny. He ran over to see what it was. It was some treasure! A fishing
lure, and almost brand new!
“Look what I found!” he called as he ran back, “treasure!”

Comprehension Questions
1. Where was Boaz going and what was he looking for?

2. What did he see when he looked out the window? Fill in the gaps.

big bags, yucky old ,a

tent and some bones

3. What did Dad say they were there for?

4. What treasure did Boaz find?

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The Green, Green Grass
High on the hill was one little patch of grass. This
grass was special. It was green, green grass. The
greenest green grass you had ever seen.
All the animals would look up at the green, green grass,
high on the hill and wish they could taste some.
Cows tried to climb up to get some to eat for their lunch.
Kangaroos tried to jump there to eat some for their dinner. But they couldn’t
get there.
Horses tried to gallop there to eat some for their breakfast. But they
couldn’t find it.
So the green, green grass stayed high up on the hill.

Comprehension Questions

1. What colour was the grass?

2. Who tried to climb up the hill?

3. Who wanted some for breakfast?

4. Who jumped up there?

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The Little Ant Who Danced
There was a little ant who lived in a nest. Ants are
small but he was the smallest ant in the nest. A
teeny tiny little ant.
All the other ants would leave the nest and go out looking
for food, but the little ant was never allowed to go.
Little ant was sad. He needed to do something on his own. He got up and
started to move, he started to groove and he started to shake. All the other
ants stopped and looked at him.
“Wow Little Ant,” they said, “you can really dance!” Some even started to
dance with him.

Comprehension Questions

1. Where did Little Ant live?

2. Why was Little Ant sad?

3. What did he do to feel happy again?

4. What did some of the other ants do when they saw him dancing?

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Kya’s New Kite
Kya had written a wish list of presents for Christmas.
She really really wanted a new kite. She had seen a
red and blue one that was big and bright with a long
tail to fly in the wind.
On Christmas morning, Kya crossed her fingers and hoped for
a new kite.
There was one present under the tree that looked the perfect size to be a
kite. She opened it slowly.
There it was, the new kite she had wished for.
Kya was so happy. She took it outside and flew it. It was so beautiful
flying in the sky.
Comprehension Questions
1. What did Kya want for Christmas?

2. What did she want her kite to look like? Circle 5 correct answers.

red green pretty long tail bright

small big short tail blue orange

3. How did Kya feel when she saw the new kite?

4. What did she do with it?

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 On the Farm
Every spring, Sofia’s class takes a trip to a farm. Today was the big day.
Sofia was excited. Sofia loved going to the farm. When the class arrived,
the farmer greeted them. “Welcome to the farm. I need a special helper to
feed this baby calf,” he said. Sofia raised her hand, hoping to be picked.
The farmer handed Sofia the calf’s bottle. Sofia was happy that she was
picked to be the special helper.

1. In what season did the class take a trip to the farm?

winter
spring
summer

2. Who asked Sofia to be a special helper?

the teacher
the calf
the farmer

3. How did Sofia feel when she got picked to feed the calf?
nervous
upset
happy

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